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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEFINED The collaboration between higher education institutions and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.

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Community Engagement cont’d How does community engagement differ from civic engagement? Engaged scholarship? Volunteering? Community service? Experiential education?

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WHY CARNEGIE? Receiving the Carnegie Classification as a Community Engaged University is an external recognition of what we value internally.

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WHY CARNEGIE? Organizational development opportunity Organizational development opportunity Promotes “practice what we preach” Promotes “practice what we preach” Helps us to define our community Helps us to define our community Increases visibility for WCU Increases visibility for WCU Connects to the QEP Connects to the QEP Responds to UNC Tomorrow Responds to UNC Tomorrow Helps us identify our gaps/opportunities for growth Helps us identify our gaps/opportunities for growth Institutional accountability Institutional accountability

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Desired Strengths Alignment of institutional identity, language, culture, and commitments Alignment of institutional identity, language, culture, and commitments Common definitions Common definitions Attention to record-keeping and reporting Attention to record-keeping and reporting Evidence of a culture of engagement Evidence of a culture of engagement Rewards and recognitions support engagement Rewards and recognitions support engagement

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Common Limitations Lack of community representatives on university infrastructure Lack of community representatives on university infrastructure Lack of support for recruiting/hiring and promotion/tenure rewards Lack of support for recruiting/hiring and promotion/tenure rewards Unfocused, haphazard, sporadic assessment and at few levels Unfocused, haphazard, sporadic assessment and at few levels No or few institutional benchmarks and goals related to engagement No or few institutional benchmarks and goals related to engagement

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Timeline Post drafts on Web beginning in late July Post drafts on Web beginning in late July On-Line Application On-Line Application Due September 1 Due September 1 Review during September to December Review during September to December Campuses notified in December, 2008 Campuses notified in December, 2008